LUPINELEVIATHAN SHIPPING
aka Lloyd x Brad x Akita x Benthomaar
just think about it: four idiots who each have some sort of issue due to past (relationship*-related) trauma get together into a queerplatonic polygamous relationship based on mutual trust and understanding :D
also I just couldn't fucking choose between the ships listed above so I said "fuck it, make the ultimate poly" and then named it --- with lots of consideration and research to make it representative of all four of them ofc :)
i also find this ungodly funny because like, Lloyd is ⅓ dragon/⅓ Oni, Benthomaar is a literal humanoid shark, Akita can turn into a fucking kitsune wolf, and Brad is over here like: ".......i like flowers"
This also ties into the name of the ship because....
The "Lupine" is a flower that is commonly called the "Wolf Flower," hence, it represents both Brad and Akita in that manner.
A "Leviathan" is basically, in and of itself, a big ass sea dragon, which represents Lloyd and Benthomaar.
also this would totally be their ship dynamic:
Daddy/mommy issues = Lloyd
-> we all know why lmao
Anger issues = Akita
-> ........it should be self-explanatory
Trust issues = Benthomaar
-> bro literally got gaslit and betrayed by one he called his brother, y'all cannot tell me he doesn't have trauma/MAJOR trust issues after that whole-ass ordeal TvT
Attachment issues = Brad
-> bro got abandoned by his only fucking friend and then had to see that same goddamn friend become famous af while he's sitting in some shitty apartment rethinking the entirety of his life decisions
i genuinely wanna draw this but my drawing tablet is currently being held captive until i can improve on certain aspects of my life.
(yap session 2.0 and link to original image below cut)
AU to Make this Ship Actually Fucking Possible: they all met after the merge and just simultaneously agreed to stick around each other for company --- that company eventually turned into mutual (queerplatonic) pining for one another lmao
when Kai and Lloyd reunited, he was a bit confused at first regarding the others but then caught on quickly to the pining that the four idiots™ had somehow yet to realize.
the other ninja were quick to realize as well, even Jay/Rogue, who made it exceedingly obvious that he was really fucking annoyed by it. he actually tried to step in a couple times but was held back (both physically and verbally) each time by Kai and/or Nya. Wyldfyre did the same for a while. Arin was painfully oblivious and would be VERY confused each time a ninja brought it up during casual conversations. Sora just treated it like a nature documentary, and eventually got Wyldfyre to join in on it as well.
aight the yap session is over y'all can leave now TvT
giggles and kicks my feet cus my partners are now together and theyre also partners and im actually so happy over this cus these two interacting with each ofher is the only time im not at all jealous and they both mean absolutely everuthing to me and now all of us being together and loving each other makes me so so happy cus hehehehe (dont tell anyone but ive secretly been wishing for this to happen)
I think ive been yernig for a queer platonitc realitsoship all this time poly or not, i think poly qpr,
Side note im aroace, i want a really affection one, not romantic but like cuddles and kisses on the fore head and stuff and just all that nice couple stuff without Romance or sex just platoniclly, like sending long text where you talk about how you love and appreciate echoter, also srry for my shitty spelling, dislxya is not on my side😭
You can! Polyamorous people can have the same type of relationship with all of their partners (for example having multiple romantic partners, or multiple friends with benefits, or multiple QPRs), or have partners in different types of relationships (such as being in a romantic relationship with one person and a QPR with another). You can be monogamous or polyamorous in a QPR just like in a romantic or sexual one. There are several accounts out there of first hand experiences in poly QPRs, although they tend to be personal posts, if you're just looking for proof they exist.
You may also want to look into relationship anarchy, which I find really interesting from aromantic perspective (and I'd honestly love if more allo people knew about it too). Here are a few good articles you may enjoy about it!